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Cynthia Nixon calls out 'sanitization and corporatization' of Pride at Advocate event

"I think we don't need these people coming in and trying to steal our glitter and our glory and our spotlight," Nixon said.

These vintage photos by Alice Austen depict queer life and breaking with gender of norms

Trailblazing photographer Alice Austen photographed women in sports and created self portraits with her female partner over their decades together.

McGillis Takes on Little Foxes

Newly out actress Kelly McGillis heads a strong cast in the Pasadena Playhouse's excellent production of the Lillian Hellman classic The Little Foxes .

The Real Reason There Are So Few LGBT Executives

Trans entrepreneur Vivienne Ming on the queer brain drain in America's boardrooms.

Hot Sheet for January 3, 2014

The top 10 entertainment and events highlights this week range from the proper Downton Abbey to James Franco's very improper Interior. Leather Bar.

Sexual Rebels and 'Nasty Women' Scared the Medieval Establishment Too

A new exhibit shows the Middle Ages were much more diverse than previously thought -- and in some ways, not that different from now.

Cynthia Nixon is leaning into queer joy, art, and family between protests

The Gilded Age and And Just Like That... star graces the cover of our annual Pride issue and opens up about balancing career, family, and fighting for equality.

Night of a Thousand Gowns returns for its 39th year of glamour, giving, & LGBTQ+ royalty

Night of a Thousand Gowns returns for its 39th year of glamour, giving, & LGBTQ+ royalty

The Imperial Court of New York’s legendary gala marks nearly 40 years of pageantry and purpose, with a masquerade benefitting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Louise Linton Is a Walking Ad for Communism

Mrs. Steve Mnuchin, a.k.a. the most hated woman in America, is so entitled and greedy, she makes '80s Russia look like a good idea.

The Resistance Can't Let This Happen

Trump has been, as Time says, "for better or for worse," the biggest influencer of 2016. 

Vivienne Ming: The Transformative Power of Being Yourself

In our partnership with StartOut, we regularly invite the group to highlight an LGBT entrepreneur. Here's a case for being yourself at work.

16 LGBTQ+ movies & TV shows coming in November 2024 & where to watch them

From Queer and The Madness to the long-awaited return of The Sex Lives of College Girls, here’s what we are watching all month long!

The Kilted Age: Claybourne Elder on parenting, queer history, and fashion

The Gilded Age star praises the power of theater (and gay icons), while serving fashion in this shoot by Ron Amato.

Louisa Jacobson, 'Gilded Age' star and Meryl Streep's daughter, apparently comes out

After posting about "a new era of lesbian fashion" on Instagram, the actress wrote that she's "blessed" to be part of the new era. And she included a photo of herself with her girlfriend, producer Anna Blundell.

Downton Abbey's Thomas Is Ready for His Queer Close-Up in New Trailer

The Crawley family goes Hollywood in the second film of the beloved series out this spring.

We elect presidents that reflect who we are, and in Trump, America proves to be inherently selfish

When considering a candidate, we have always voted for our self-interests and character too, one that matched how we felt about ourselves and what we aspire to be, writes John Casey.

Gay dream hotels

The Advocate's sister site OutTraveler.com takes us around the world to show us the globe's best homes away from home.

100 days and 100 of the most hilarious, horrific, and heinous things done by the Trump administration

Opinion: A painstaking look at 100 of the top blunders, mishaps, and mistakes of Trump, his loyalists, and his minions, from John Casey.

Is Lily Tomlin Retiring?

Veteran entertainer Lily Tomlin loves her "audacious, outrageous" character in the fall sitcom Malibu Country, but suggests the project may be her last.